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Viewing This Island Sunrise

The Wick Culture - This Island Sunrise, curated by Simon Andrews, Sadie Coles HQ, London, 31 August - 24 September 2023 © The Artist/s, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London.
Photo: Katie Morrison

Above This Island Sunrise, curated by Simon Andrews, Sadie Coles HQ, London, 31 August – 24 September 2023 © The Artist/s, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photo: Katie Morrison

The Wick Culture - Tom Dixon
Skeleton Throne, 1985
salvaged and re-purposed welded concrete-reinforcement steel rods
unique
49 x 23.25 x 32.75 in (124 x 59 x 83 cm) © Tom Dixon, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London.
Photo: Katie Morrison

Above Tom Dixon Skeleton Throne, 1985 salvaged and re-purposed welded concrete-reinforcement steel rods unique 49 x 23.25 x 32.75 in (124 x 59 x 83 cm) © Tom Dixon, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photo: Katie Morrison

The Wick Culture - Eduardo Paolozzi
Sculptor’s Chair, 1985-1987
salvaged and re-purposed materials including pine, beech, rope, linen, nylon cord, metal hooks and
nails, together with a hammer
unique
46.5 x 24.75 x 22.50 in (108 x 63 x 57 cm) © Eduardo Paolozzi, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London.Photo: Katie Morrison

Above Eduardo Paolozzi Sculptor’s Chair, 1985-1987 salvaged and re-purposed materials including pine, beech, rope, linen, nylon cord, metal hooks and nails, together with a hammer unique 46.5 x 24.75 x 22.50 in (108 x 63 x 57 cm) © Eduardo Paolozzi, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London.Photo: Katie Morrison

The Wick Culture - English or Welsh
Turner’s Throne, c. 1640
turned ash and fruitwood, oak boards
unique
56 x 32 x 29 inches (142 x 80 x 73.5 cm) Courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London.
Photo: Katie Morrison

Above English or Welsh Turner’s Throne, c. 1640 turned ash and fruitwood, oak boards unique 56 x 32 x 29 inches (142 x 80 x 73.5 cm) Courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photo: Katie Morrison

Above This Island Sunrise, curated by Simon Andrews, Sadie Coles HQ, London, 31 August – 24 September 2023 © The Artist/s, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photo: Katie Morrison

This Island Sunrise
Sadie Coles, 8. Bury Street

31 August – 24 September 2023
www.sadiecoles.com/exhibitions/967-this-island-sunrise-curated-by-simon-andrews/

The game of thrones.

Head to Sadie Coles to experience in the curation of Simon Andrew’s exhibition ‘This Island Sunrise.’ Celebrating improvised British design, the show sees a dialogue between three thrones spanning four centuries, with designs by acclaimed British designer Tom Dixon (b.1959) and Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005). Sitting at the heart of the installation is the mighty Turner’s Throne (c.1640), created by an unknown 17th-century woodturner. Oversized and leaking with authority, this throne bears witness to the arching historical narrative of modern Britain that is revealed through both the contrast and similarities of the contemporary design of Tom Dixon’s ‘Skeleton Throne’ (1985). Offering a different perspective to the fellow thrones, Paolozzi’s ‘Sculptor’s Chair’ (1985-87) holds an attitude of self-determination found in the 20th century.

The thrones gather to start a discussion around origins, boundaries, authority and identity. Sat around them are found objects listening in. Surrounded by objects once used in the domestic setting, now holding a new value by being on display, the exhibition resembles the characteristic’s an antique shop. Join the conversation at Sadie Coles.